General Worker - Environmental Services

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health • Upper Nappan, NS

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The General Worker cleans and services their assigned areas to ensure safety, health and morale of patients, visitors and employees. The general worker assists patients’ recovery by helping to provide a clean, attractive, safe environment with minimal interference to others. This position may require some handling of infectious materials (with proper Personal Protective Equipment) and may require frequent contact with water and strong cleaning/disinfecting chemicals.

Requirements

• Grade 12/GED required or equivalent work experience
• Good verbal, reading and writing skills are required

Nice To Haves

• Previous housekeeping experience an asset
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Responsibilities

• Cleans and services assigned areas to ensure safety, health and morale of patients, visitors and employees.
• Assists patients’ recovery by helping to provide a clean, attractive, safe environment with minimal interference to others.
• May require some handling of infectious materials (with proper Personal Protective Equipment).
• May require frequent contact with water and strong cleaning/disinfecting chemicals.

Benefits

• Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions.
• Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED